Chippewa Twp.

* Three people were charged in an incident involving a credit card stolen from Chippewa Township residents, according to Chippewa police reports.

In the first case, police said on July 22 Michael Ferguson, 39, of 1303 Sixth Ave., Beaver Falls, and Heather R. Lovy, 32, of 133 Skyview Lane, Zelienople, took a card stolen from a Chippewa couple and tried to use it to buy a American Express gift card at the Walmart in Union Township, Lawrence County. The transaction was denied, but the pair tried seven times to make the purchase, the police report said.

In the second case, police said on July 23 Ferguson and Timothy P. Sye, 37, of 238 Gardener St., Enon Valley, used a Visa -- stolen from the same couple as the incident involving Lovy -- at various stores in Beaver County including Walmart in Chippewa, Walmart in Center Township and Kmart in Rochester. The pair purchased various items, including television sets, totaling over $2,600. Sye also got $60 worth of gas from Get Go in Chippewa and drove off without paying, the report said.